Folks,
We're down on Tybee Island (Savannah) for the next couple of months.
Granted, that's no sacrifice, BUT occasionally we do leave the island
and with the air conditioning out in the 1982 300TD, it's no fun in the
coastal heat.
OK. Good working system until today. On my way down here a
OK folks, the okieq is 2 weeks away now. If you have not RSVP'd yet now
is the time. If you need hotel info let me know so you can get your
reservations in. The main event will be an afternoon affair with exact
time to be announced. Probably will start around 2 probably. For those
folks
Fluid is fine. The pepto car is the 190D
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 20:48:17 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Remember all the sudden the SDL tranny wouldnt shift till about 3500
rpm? Well all the sudden today its back to normal. Wierd.
So how's the
is that the kit to replace the servo? If so, Rusty is getting beat.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just got my Performance catalog yesterday and the electronic AC servo is on
sale for $499, marked down from $699. This is the type two servo that fits
the 107, 116, and 123 chassis from the mid
dude, walmart dextron is about all I use anyway, I cant tell a bit of
difference.
Mitch Haley wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Remember all the sudden the SDL tranny wouldnt shift till about 3500
rpm? Well all the sudden today its back to normal. Wierd.
If I were you, I'd drain and fill
yea, thats what Im thinking. Although iirc when I hit the switch before
when it was acting up it still kicked down though.
Marshall Booth wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Remember all the sudden the SDL tranny wouldnt shift till about 3500
rpm? Well all the sudden today its back to normal.
electronic leak detector
archer wrote:
If you convert to 134-A can you then go back to R-12 using your 134-A set of
gauges? R-134-A doesn't do a very good job of cooling my MBs.
I'm currently trying to find a second leak in an '83 300D. The first one
was the pressure switch on top of the
Ah, but in fact air will diffuse through a small leak against a
pressure gradient -- something I have trouble convincing the
technicians at work of as well. If the evaporator is very cold due to
low charge, you can and will get below atmospheric pressures
occasionally as well, and a big leak
But a 124 with a 603.96 engine is faster yet!
Marshall
Hows that compare to a 210.025 :)
eg
-j.
(1999 210.025/125.6k Miles)
(1985 123.133/222k Miles)
The high side o-rings on the pump to manifold seal, right? These are
known to erode with age -- the heat and pressure are highest here.
They died on the TE before I converted, but only failed big time
afterwards. I redid the body seals and found when I took the manifold
off that I probably
I use a GowMac thermal conductivity leak detector I picked up on eBay
for $35 -- they run $3500 or so new. Very sensitive, but use with
caution with flamables, they use a heated platinum wire as a detection
device. It actually compares the heat conducting ability of a sample
of air pulled
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300-D-1975-Mercedes-Benz-300-D-Deisel-Low-Miles-53-500K_W0QQitemZ4647971863QQihZ002QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 420SEL, 87 300SDL,
85 380SE, 85 300D, 84
The high side o-rings on the pump to manifold seal, right? These are
known to erode with age -- the heat and pressure are highest here.
I'd assume so, but I no longer remember. They looked bad, like
chunks had been forcibly removed, nothing like dissolvement.
This is a normal failure, not
OK. Good working system until today. On my way down here a week ago, it
was occasionally screeching ... i assumed belt was slipping, etc.
Today, when i fired the car up on vegetable oil (somehow i doubt if
that relates to the ac problem), it screeched, loudly, i stopped to
look and smelled the
The gasoline should have done a fine job getting the oil out.
Methylene chloride used to be the main flush solvent, don't know now.
Just don't spin the pump much with no oil in it, the pistons and sleeve
sets are teflon coated or some such, and no lubrication is bad for
them. Might not
On Jun 10, 2006, at 8:38 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: June 10, 2006 8:30:26 PM EDT
To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tybee Island A/C compressor woes 1982 300TD
Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List
If you allow the paint to dry more than 24 hours, it is recommended to
use 400 grit sand paper. The sanding will permit a course surface for
the next layer to paint to bond too if you apply the next layer of
paint before 24 hours, the paint is tacky, permitting a good bond with
the next
I have a 1987 300D turbo that I want to install a towing hitch to pull my boat
trailer (light 14' inflatable w/30 HP outboard). I am planning to use my car
for day fishing trips, and only use my truck for overnight/ extended trips as
it only gets around 10 miles per gallon.
I first looked
I purchased the paint, qt cans, in Canada while on a trip. The MB dealer
in Quebec City directed me to a local supplier which they used called
AutoCraft which is not like it is here in the US...AutoCraft has the
exact color formula for M*B* of all vintage. BASF is the manufacture
used world
RICHARD FIne wrote:
I have a 1987 300D turbo that I want to install a towing hitch to pull my boat
trailer (light 14' inflatable w/30 HP outboard). I am planning to use my car
for day fishing trips, and only use my truck for overnight/ extended trips as
it only gets around 10 miles per
I saw an SEC pulling a flat trailer going the other way on I-44 this
morning - looked 'wrong'. Coupes and trailers don't look right
together.
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've
exhausted all the alternatives.
Sir Winston Churchill
'90 300D,
yea, who was that?
OK Don wrote:
What happened to the list member's engineering school project to make
one of these using readily available parts? Perhaps Rusty could
sell the kits?
On 6/10/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
is that the kit to replace the servo? If so, Rusty
A while back I saw a 123 pulling a full sized fishing/ski boat. It was
really dragging ass in the back
OK Don wrote:
I saw an SEC pulling a flat trailer going the other way on I-44 this
morning - looked 'wrong'. Coupes and trailers don't look right
together.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300d-1987-MERCEDES-300D-TURBO-DIESEL-AUTOMATIC_W0QQitemZ4649407369QQihZ002QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-D-1968-EURO-DIESEL-MBZ-220D-FRESH-240D-MOTOR-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ4649377275QQihZ002QQcategoryZ6329QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-D-1968-EURO-DIESEL-MBZ-220D-FRESH-240D-MOTOR-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ4649377275QQihZ002QQcategoryZ6329QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Doesn't have AC!
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned
Looked it up - John Robbins.
On 6/10/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
yea, who was that?
OK Don wrote:
What happened to the list member's engineering school project to make
one of these using readily available parts? Perhaps Rusty could
sell the kits?
--
OK Don,
I purchased a DaLan hitch for my '87 300TD from these folks a while back:
http://hitches4less.com/mercedes-benz-300-trailer-hitch.html
It was moderately simple to install, but did require some slight adjustments
and drilling to get it to fit correctly.
Here are some pics of the hitch:
On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 23:36:55 -0400 Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-D-1968-EURO-DIESEL-MBZ-220D-FRESH-240D-MOTOR-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ4649377275QQihZ002QQcategoryZ6329QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Doesn't have AC!
It has a marker light mounting frame on the right rear but no lamp and
nothing on the left rear. There's what looks like some decent rot in the
photo of the driver's front wheel well.
It just doesn't add up.where's Columbo when you need him?
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
Haven't yet gotten around to installing it but I scored a factory Oris
hitch off german ebay a while back. Installs like Casey's hitch but
looks to me to be considerably more substantial, rated to tow 1900kg.
Also has a neat toollessly detachable ball head that when removed
leaves no receiver
Joe,
Measure the ball size - it might be different from US standards.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Joe Knight
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 8:06 AM
To: Mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject:
On Jun 10, 2006, at 11:07 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Oh my wife had new tires put on it and had them nitrogen
inflated, I can tell you I definately notice absolutely no
difference. Of course the new tires are nice as they don't
hydroplane so bad and don't squirm all over the road like the
Does anyone on the list have an R12 Freon recovery system they could bring
to OkieQ ?
Thanks,
Dan
-Original Message-
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 6:37 PM
To: Banned List; Mercedes Mailing List; Biodiesel Discussion List; SL
Discussion
I thought I saw some rust in one of the wheel wells, which indicated
there is ALOT of rust hiding under that paint.
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 23:36:55 -0400 Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I'm ready to pull the engine on my 124. Last thing I need to
so is disconnect is the drive shaft.
With the transmission mount removed and the rear supported by a jack, it
looks like I need to disconnect the flex disk. But it looks like every bolt
and bushing in that thing has a certain
I would mark the flanges and flex disk so they go back in the original
places, and remember which way the bolts go (off the top of my head I
don't remember if they are bolt head at the flange side or the other
way 'round). All the bolts are identical, but keep each bolt, washer,
and nut
The most critical alignment is the center U-jointand you won't be
disassembling that part.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of ned kleinhenz
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 11:10 AM
To: Mercedes
DON'T mess with the center u-joint! I did, and it's not been right
since. It is straked in place with a special jig, and no one I've
found around here can balance the shaft if you replace it! There is an
outfit in California that does, but they want $600 or so
Peter
The best bet is to probably just swap in a whole good used driveshaft
rather than mess with the U-joint. I have to replace the center support
on my wagon and I have not figured it out yet. Looks like I need a
puller but not sure if I want to mess with it. Thinking about just
parting out the
on 6/10/06 2:04 PM, Gary Hurst at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
why would i be running 205/65 on my 15 bundts if it weren't what to do?
swine
Meds, Gary, meds.
LOL
Mac
Ralph W. wrote:
I need a new set of summer tires for my '90 W124.
I think the Bridgestone Turanza's are fantastic. They wear well and
provide great traction. I had them on my 90 124 when I got it. I
replaced them with cheaper tires. I had forgotten how nice the
bridgestones are
Jim F. wrote:
Check out my wheels on EBAY. They are in Phoenix and I assume you
are in
Oklahoma.
16 MERCEDES WHEELS, TIRES, AND LUG BOLTS.
Item number: 8073272449
Probably not cost effective to ship as the set weighs over 200 pounds.
Actually Jim I am in Kansas. I would
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] 87 300D
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300d-1987-MERCED
ES-300D-TURBO-DIESEL-AUTOMATIC_W0QQitemZ4649407369QQihZ002QQcategoryZ633
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I really hate the color of this car. Battleship gray.
i've been told the prozac dosage needs to be rasied
my first day of glucophage today. i've been stalling for week. now my
tummy hurts :(
On 6/11/06, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
on 6/10/06 2:04 PM, Gary Hurst at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
why would i be running 205/65 on my 15
,What else looks fishy?
You would think that at some time or other someone would have cleaned the
five pounds of body shop dust out of the trunk.
RLE
With all this talk about DIY A/C repair, there are a few questions that
have not yet been asked.
Specifically, how much oil do I put back after having rapidly vented the
system (thinking it was already empty because of the accident I had) and a
voluminuous cloud of oil came out?
Is there such a
What would be the longest lasting tire in the $50 range at Tire Rack if no
other characteristics are taken into consideration? I bought Yokohama Avid
T-4s on Marshalls recommendation a couple of years ago and they have held up
well. I've never had tires that lasted the full length of their
From: archer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you convert to 134-A can you then go back to R-12 using your 134-A set
of
gauges? R-134-A doesn't do a very good job of cooling my MBs.
I'm currently trying to find a second leak in an '83 240D. The first
one
was the pressure switch on top of the dryer which
Doing the center U-joint bearing and carrier is a piece of cake. I could
do one in less than 1 hour and even have the puller to do it. Just over
$11 at Autozone. Should I bring the tools to OkieQ and do a demonstration?
Speakin of 123 driveshafts..does a 240 d/s match up with a 300D
On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:05:24 -0500 Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Speakin of 123 driveshafts..does a 240 d/s match up with a 300D
turbo?
Short answer: NO!
Long answer: The fifth cylinder that was added to a 616.9xx to make it
into a 617.9xx was added to the rear of
Front section for the turbo is shorter.
Peter
on 6/11/06 4:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
,What else looks fishy?
You would think that at some time or other someone would have cleaned the
five pounds of body shop dust out of the trunk.
Sure it isn't grit from, err, enthusiastic sandblasting of rust?
Cheap shops
I happen to be looking myself right now, Gerry, and the Yoko Avid T4s seem
to be so far out in front, on the TR survey results, nothing else makes much
sense.
And they're in the low end of the price range (for 'name' tires), to boot.
Mac
on 6/11/06 3:24 PM, archer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bingo, the brace for the carrier bearing is at the same location on the
back half of the d/s. The u-joint is on the front section and goes with
the engine/tranny combo.
On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:32:28 -0500, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:05:24 -0500
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-D-1968-EURO-DIESEL-MBZ-220D-FRESH-240D-MOTOR-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ4649377275QQihZ002QQcategoryZ6329QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
He makes a big deal of it being a euro model, but the rad support says
491, making it a US model.
Tom
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